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The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has issued an Epidemic Order, to try to slow the skyrocketing increase of COVID-19 cases in the state.  The mandate stops well short of the stay-at-home order Governor Gretchen Whitmer imposed at the outbreak of the pandemic last spring, but will still …

Hancock teachers have a new contract. The two-year deal was ratified by the union and the board of education last week. According to Hancock Superintendent Steve Patchin, teachers will get salary increases of 1.5 percent this year, and next year. There will also be a one-time bonus next December, which …

Yet another attempt by Republicans to slow down or stop Michigan’s electoral process has been thrown out of court. On Friday, Wayne County Circuit Judge Timothy Kenny rejected a request by Republicans to halt the certification of election results in Detroit and Wayne County, and order an independent accounting. In …

An Upper Peninsula legislator has ripped Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s order that the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline be shut down. In a statement released Friday, Marquette Democrat Sara Cambensy decried the “lack of leadership and carelessness from the Governor’s office” in deciding to “turn its back on an industry that provides …

The firearm deer hunting season begins Sunday. Hunting hours run from 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset. That means you can hunt on opening day from 7:11 in the morning to 5:59 in the evening. The close camaraderie of deer camp is worrying health officials. Governor Gretchen …

A cache of guns and illegal drugs has been seized by investigators at a residence near Skanee. Detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team executed a search warrant at the home on the L’Anse Indian Reservation on Thursday. Officials say the warrant was the result of a five-month investigation. …

The COVID-19 numbers in the Western Upper Peninsula have taken a dramatic turn for the worse. Last night’s update from the Western U.P. Health Department includes a whopping 229 new positive cases confirmed across the five-county region since the last report was released late Monday. An additional 50 probable cases …

In the midst of the pandemic, Calumet Electronics Corporation is expanding. The company has purchased the historic Calumet and Hecla Bathhouse, which will be renovated, and serve as the company’s headquarters. Construction is also underway on a 35,000 square foot expansion of the company’s manufacturing facilities. That project should be …

Northern Michigan University has introduced two new scholarship programs designed to help Upper Peninsula students. Both were approved yesterday by the Board of Trustees. The Transfer UP-Winter Awards will provide up to $1,000 for transfer students who wish to enroll for the first time at NMU for the Winter 2021 …

There will be no public skating at Dee Stadium for the foreseeable future. At last night’s Houghton City Council meeting, City Manager Eric Waara explained that they just haven’t figured out a way for COVID-19 guidelines to be enforced in such an unstructured environment… “Most hockey teams are sort of …